| [viability of vibrio cholerae o1 in different types of water under experimental conditions]. | the endemic and seasonal nature of cholera depends upon the survival of vibrio cholerae o1 in a viable but not necessarily culturable state in ecological niches in aquatic environments during inter-epidemic periods, and investigation on the survival of this microorganism in such sites is therefore of the utmost importance. weekly water aliquots were thus taken from 2 ponds and 2 rivers in the state of rio de janeiro. the samples were divided into two identical portions, one of which was autoclav ... | 2002 | 12244367 |